By Christopher Moore, FOX23 News
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Police Department arrested a 15-year-old boy who they say was found with a gun on him.
According to police, officers responded to the Woodland Hills Mall area around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday about a teen with a gun. The caller said they knew the 15-year-old had the gun with him.
Police called the boy’s mother who told them he was across the street and the movie theater, Cinergy.
Officers arrived and found the teen walking away from them toward the bar area. Officers stopped the boy and found a gun in his waistband. The teen told police that he needed the gun for his protection.
The teen was taken into custody and booked into the Community Intervention Center for possession of a firearm by adjudicated delinquent.
